During the 2020 legislative session, the Tennessee legislature passed and the governor signed a bill allowing the state to assume authority for regulating surface coal mining here. Reasons given ...

“The blackside dace is not only a unique part of Tennessee’s natural heritage, but is also the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for water quality,” said Jane Davenport, senior attorney with Def ...

Coal mines in Tennessee produced exactly the same amount of coal in the second, third and fourth quarters of last year: 0 tons. That haul, or lack thereof, continues a trend where the state of ...

The fish in question: blackside dace, which usually are less than 3 ... Scientists say its numbers have been diminished by coal mining and oil and gas drilling in the region.

Thomas O. Platt, President of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company, and Henry F. De Bardeleban, President of the De Bardeleban Coal and Iron Company, made a statement yesterday that these ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A bill that would take coal mining regulation away from the federal government and put it back in the hands of the state of Tennessee is now headed to the governor ...